National name : Kingdom of the Netherlands
Population : 16,408,557
Land area : 41,526 km²
Capital City : Amsterdam
Languages : Dutch
Currency : Euro (EUR)

Netherlands, The, also known unofficially as Holland, constitutional monarchy of northwestern Europe, bordered on the north and west by the North Sea, on the east by Germany, and on the south by Belgium. With Belgium and Luxembourg, The Netherlands forms the Low, or Benelux, countries. The Netherlands Antilles and Aruba, islands in the Caribbean, are part of The Netherlands.